Stamp: Hurling becoming a game for sissies

WEXFORD star Darren Stamp has launched a blistering attack on GAA disciplinary chiefs – accusing them of taking the “manliness” out of hurling and edging it towards “a sissies’ game”.

The 30-year-old Oulart-the-Ballagh clubman is fearful for the future of the sport due to rules and regulations around tackling in particular.

Stamp blasted: “These men in Croke Park are a crowd of eejits – they haven’t a clue. They’re sitting down every couple of years making up stupid rules that are killing hurling. A lad might be trying to take the ball off a fella by flicking it away but a tip on the hand or hurl is a yellow card. You don’t see big tackles or shoulders anymore. You’re afraid of your life going into a tackle for fear of getting a yellow card,” he said.